Lawmakers Need Pressure To File Methane, Storage Tank Standards Bills
February 16, 2019
Time is running out and there is still no bill filed to address oil and gas storage tank standards (there are problems during severe weather events) and methane pollution from oil and gas facilities.
We're Hiring!
February 13, 2019
Are you passionate about climate justice? Got some communications chops? We might have the right job for you.
Lone Star Chapter Recommendations in 2019 Sierra Club Board of Directors Election
February 7, 2019
The Sierra Club is a democratically run organization, with an all-volunteer board of 15 directors elected by its members. Each spring, five candidates are elected for a three-year term.
Dramatic NBC Left Field Story Unveils What It's Like to Live Next to Flaring
February 1, 2019
There's a dramatic new video out today from NBC Left Field focusing on the real-world impacts of living next to flaring and venting from fracking operations in West Texas.
JT Deely (1977-2018): Energy Dusk to Energy Dawn
January 31, 2019
Climate Action SA turns a funeral into a celebration while marking the last gasps of San Antonio’s oldest and dirtiest coal plant.
Senate Finance Committee Hears Testimony on Key Budgets Today
January 30, 2019
Budget action today! Tune in and watch the Texas Senate Finance Committee deliberate and receive testimony on several key agencies, like TCEQ, Railroad Commission, Texas Water Development Board, and Texas Parks & Wildlife.
Welcome New Executive Committee Members
January 29, 2019
As 2019 opens, we'd like to welcome three new Executive Committee (ExCom) members to the Lone Star Chapter, and thank some departing members for their service.
The 86th Legislature is Picking Up!
January 25, 2019
Matt and Cyrus take a walk to discuss what goes on in the early days inside the palatial Texas Capitol, including committee assignments, the budget, and bills.
UPDATE: Gibbons Creek Coal Plant Gets Approval to Shut Down Indefinitely, Electric Generators Get More Money
January 17, 2019
The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) approved the request from the Texas Municipal Power Authority (TMPA) to permanently mothball the Gibbons Creek power plant, a 470 megawatt (MW) coal plant located just a few miles east of Bryan/...
Records Show 100 Percent of Texas Coal Power Plants Contaminating Groundwater
January 17, 2019
Environmental Integrity Project releases new report: Utility data made public for the first time in 2018 document pollution of groundwater with toxic chemicals at all 16 TX power plants where records are available.